“Take a right in 1.7 miles.”
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy* #quote
CJ will be coming over today. Anyway onto the flash fiction!
War Once Done Never Done
In the year 2500 the Emperor of the Canadian Empire sat across from
the President of the United States of Rome. Before they began their
negotiations they needed to wait for the time scouts to return. One
from each nation, as they wouldn't trust the other not to lie. This
war had much to gain or lose on each side and would cause a ripple
effect throughout the entire world. The meeting took place in a
United Nations meeting room. Any other delegates from other nations
were there to politely watch or access the situation with the
cameras. Except for the few that planned to bargain with the winner
or loser after the fact.
The time scouts returned through a vortex in strange white suits.
They took off the helmets together without thinking of each other.
The scout for the United States of Rome looked plenty happy but the
scout for the Canadian Empire looked devastated and almost
corpse-like. He knelt before his Emperor. Some form of mental trauma
distorted his complexion and turned his body into half the man he
once was...or less.
“My professional opinion is that the cost analysis leaves the war
not to our benefit,” he bowed deeper and continued speaking. “With
the entire army lost and a twelve year length, we are forced to
resort to a draft. We secure victory, but a victory only in name my
Emperor.”
The Emperor hid his shock and depression at the news as he thought.
He then replied, “Then we will not go to war and yield to the
President's demands as long as they stay reasonable.”
Usually it is in human nature for people to gloat over success, but
the President of the United States of Rome stayed quiet. Not out of
the respect of Emperor of Canadian Empire. He absolutely despised
that man. But he stayed quiet out of respect for all those who died
in the now alternate time line. Another war averted through time
scouting.
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